Christopher Reeve Quotes

110 Christopher Reeve Quotes

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For the first time I was actually being asked to initiate walking on my own… By the end of the session I had walked in water eight times.
Christopher Reeve

All human beings are equal and equally worthy of loving and being loved.
Christopher Reeve

All it takes is a brief moment of eye contact, which acknowledges the equality of another human being. Even that is a loving relationship.
Christopher Reeve

How does one become able to love a relative when there has been nothing but jealousy or hatred for years?
Christopher Reeve

I have come to believe that spirituality is found in the way we live our daily lives. It means spending time thinking about others.
Christopher Reeve

Because we are human we will often fail, but a least we know that we do not deserve to be punished. That knowledge makes us safe and willing to try again.
Christopher Reeve

[On the planned advertising slogan for Superman] ‘You’ll believe a man can fly.’ That was a very tall order given the state of film technology in 1977.
Christopher Reeve

With time I’ve learned that the most effective way to change policy in Washington is to join forces with the most influential allies on a case-by-case basis.
Christopher Reeve

[On being in a storm whilst sailing] I was afraid the electronic systems might fail if water flooded the cockpit and found its way below, making it impossible to determine our position. We weren’t maintaining a course; we were just trying to survive.
Christopher Reeve

Lighthouses have guided sailors through troubled waters for as long as anyone can remember.
Christopher Reeve



Seeing that lighthouse was like being held in the arms of a parent or a long-lost friend. Now it didn’t matter if our modern equipment failed. All we had to do was not lose sight of it and let nothing keep us from reaching its warm embrace.
Christopher Reeve

Often when we least expect it, we all have to face overwhelming challenges. We are more troubled than we have ever been before; we may doubt that we have what it takes to endure. It is very tempting to give up, yet we have to find the will to keep going.
Christopher Reeve

We are all on this sea together. But the lighthouse is always there, ready to show us the way home.
Christopher Reeve

How do we stop the economic and human cost of … diseases? Research.
Christopher Reeve

As you go out in the world as artists, these institutions, politicians, the corporate world, the people who make policy about what art should be presented and what should not, they may give you a very hard time, much harder than the time you had developing as artists in this place. But never forget that even if an institution is against you, the people are for you.
Christopher Reeve

One of the smartest things we can do about disability is invest in research that will protect us from disease and lead to cures.
Christopher Reeve

[Through research] We can ease the pain of people like Barbara Jordan, who battled multiple sclerosis.
Christopher Reeve

President Roosevelt showed us that a man who could barely lift himself out of a wheelchair could still lift a nation out of despair.
Christopher Reeve

America is stronger when all of us take care of all of us. Giving new life to that ideal is the challenge before us…
Christopher Reeve

[In 1997] My chances of a significant recovery now are greater than anyone could have expected just a few short years ago.
Christopher Reeve



I would describe my life as a ride on a roller coaster, though not a very dangerous one… One very curious change has occurred over the last year. My optimism about the future remains intact.
Christopher Reeve

There is tremendous momentum in the spinal cord field, and part of my job is to keep it going.
Christopher Reeve

I am still jealous when I watch others merely stand up and stretch or walk down a hallway.
Christopher Reeve

Real love, and the ability to love somebody as damaged as I was, that is a very rare and precious thing.
Christopher Reeve

Yes, we are lovers and I hope we always will be. I will always be in love with Dana.
Christopher Reeve

In his dream he sails down the path of a full moon, and there’s a gentle breeze, perfect conditions – the kind of romantic night sailing that anyone can imagine.
Christopher Reeve

When we first set sail, none of us could have imagined what was going to happen. But we weathered every adversity that came our way; the boat proved to be stronger than we ever realized. Whether or not this light up ahead shows the way to our final destination is not so important now. However long the journey, we will survive.
Christopher Reeve

What we’ve been doing is the equivalent of launching the space shuttle and then telling the astronauts, ‘Sorry we didn’t have enough money to fill the tank.’ … There is a tremendous amount of good science that is falling by the wayside.
Christopher Reeve

The money we invest in research today is going to determine the quality of life of members of our family tomorrow.
Christopher Reeve

When I look to the future, I see more possibilities than limitations…
Christopher Reeve



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